National Pilgrimage to Lourdes 13-17 July 2026 – Online Application

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Application Number

Pilgrimage 13-17th July 2026 – FULL

Kindly apply to be chosen from waiting list if there are drop-outs until departure date.

This application requires a deposit of €455 which will be paid by VISA or Mastercard at the end of this form.

Click here to download details about application procedures, terms and conditions
Click here to download the medical certificate which needs to be filled in by a doctor and is required for assisted pilgirms
Click here to download a preliminary programme

Applicant's details

Name of Applicant*

As shown on travel document. Use CH ‘title’ for children.

Date of Birth*

Which document will you be using for travel?*

Maltese/European ID Card

Passport

ID Card Number*

ID Expiry Date*

Passport Number*

Passport Expiry Date*

Upload a copy of your travel document*

If you are using your ID card as a travelling document, kindly upload a copy of both front and back.
If you are using your Passport as a travelling document, kindly upload a copy of the photo page.

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 8 MB.

Insurance Cover*

UMTAL is offering a group travel insurance policy at an advantageous rate with MIB

I would like to apply for MIB Travel Insurance Group Policy

I already have a Travel Insurance Policy with Covid cover

MIB Travel Insurance Group Policy

81 years and over click here
Kindly fill Insurance Medical Form together with UMTAL’s Medical Certificate at your family doctor.

80 years and under click here

When your application is accepted by UMTAL, an acceptance email will be sent with details for purchasing insurance online or at MIB Head Office.
Kindly do not purchase insurance before application is accepted by UMTAL.

Travel Insurance Provider and Policy Number*

Upload a copy of the travel insurance policy

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Max. file size: 16 MB.

E111/EHIC Healthcard Number*

E111/EHIC Healthcard Expiry Date*

Upload a copy of your E111/EHIC Healthcard*

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Max. file size: 16 MB.

Address

Email*

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Mobile*

Telephone number

Name of next of kin or relative*

This will only be used in case of emergency

How are you related?*

Tel/Mob*

I'm applying as a/an*

Assisted Pilgrim

Pilgrim

Volunteer

Assisted Pilgrim – Sick pilgrims in need of assistance from our volunteers or a person accompanying them.

Pilgrim – Lay people or relatives accompanying pilgrimage. If wheelchair or volunteer assistance is needed, kindly apply as Assisted Pilgrim.

Volunteers – Non-medically trained persons may apply – a compulsory training session will be held on Saturday 30th May 2026 in the morning for all medical and non-medical volunteers. Please save the date.

A pre-pilgrimage mass and information meeting will be held on Monday 22nd June 2026 at 6.30pm, Capuchins Church in Floriana for all pilgrims and volunteers.

PLEASE NOTE: If wheelchair or volunteer assistance is needed, kindly apply as Assisted Pilgrim.

Occupation*

If retired, previous occupation

Have you volunteered with UMTAL before?*

Yes

Which year/s?*

Do you require a wheelchair?*

Yes

Only for long distances

Who will be assisting you?*

One of our volunteers

Accompanying person/carer

Name of accompanying person/carer applying for pilgrimage*

This person will need to apply separately as a pilgrim

Kindly upload the medical certificate

Click here to download the medical certificate which needs to be filled in by a doctor and is required for assisted pilgirms

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 8 MB.

The Medical Certificate needs to be uploaded within two weeks of this application in order for it to be considered by UMTAL.

Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions*

I DECLARE THAT I HAVE READ THE CONDITIONS BELOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS APPLICATION AND THAT I ACCEPT THEM.*

By participating in the pilgrimage, I am accepting to become a member of the Association.

The Association and its Volunteers are not responsible for any incident / accident that may occur.

I authorize the Maltese Association for the Transport of the Sick to Lourdes and its officers to use the personal information that I have provided in this form and any attached document for the purposes of this Pilgrimage according to the Data Protection law and as necessary.

Data Protection Notice

To the extent that any of the details above, together with such information as may be subsequently supplied by you in any manner, whether orally or in writing constitutes personal data within the meaning of the Data Protection Act, you consent to the processing of such data for the following purposes, namely, for the organisation of the pilgrimage, for the evaluation with regard to eligibility to participate in the pilgrimage and for the purpose of sending information regarding events organised by or on behalf of UMTAL. Your personal data, except that data regarding your health, may be shared with the following persons / entities: members of the UMTAL Committee, airline and accomodation staff and the Directorate of the Sanctuary of Lourdes. Photos / Videos taken by or on behalf of the UMTAL throughout the pilgrimage to Lourdes or UMTAL activities may be used for marketing purposes. Furthermore, you consent to the disclosure of information regarding your health contained in this form to UMTAL’s medical director, the medical and para-medical personnel accompanying the pilgrimage and, where necessary, your family doctor. In case of emergency information about your health may also be given to the medical or paramedical personnel providing assistance in Lourdes. You have the right to ask us to inform you about the personal data we process about you and to request correction where necessary. Every request must be made in writing to the President of the Association.

Price and Deposit

Price includes KM Malta Airlines flights from Malta to/from Lourdes, 20kgs checked in luggage, transport from the airport to/from Lourdes with lifter coaches and ‘full board’ accommodation.
Doctors, Nurses and Volunteers pay their own pilgrimage to help the sick.
€10 donation requested by the Sanctuary, €10 UMTAL annual membership fee for adults and Lourdes city tax (€2.30 per person per day – payable directly to hotel) are not included in price.
Thanks to UMTAL’s benefactors, we are able to subsidise this year’s pilgrimage once again.

I would like to apply for:*

An adult in a triple room – €799 per person (subsidised from €849)

An adult in a double room – €820 per person (subsidised from €870)

An adult in a single room – €928 per person (subsidised from €978)

A baby (up to two years) – €50 – no seat allocated on flight

A child aged 2 to 5 years – €509 per child in room with 2 adults (subsidised from €559)

A child aged 6 to 9 years – €579 per child in room with 2 adults (subsidised from €629)

Kindly indicate whom you would like to share a room with, where applicable

UMTAL reserves the right to allocate rooms as necessary depending on logistics.

Deposit

The deposit will be deducted from the total amount, remaining balance to be paid strictly by the end of May. Information on how to settle this payment will be sent via email in May.
Those who apply as ‘Assisted Pilgrims’ will have the deposit refunded if they fail the medical test that is carried out before departure by the Association’s doctor.
UMTAL reserves the right to decline applications and refund the deposit.

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